Textainer Group Holdings Limited Reports First-Quarter 2012 Results and Increases Quarterly Dividend

Quarter and Year-to-Date Highlights:

• Net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders of $49.9 million, or $0.99 per diluted common share, for the first quarter 2012, an increase of 34.2% compared to $37.2 million for the prior year quarter;
• Adjusted net income(1) of $48.8 million, or $0.97 per diluted common share, for the first quarter 2012, an increase of 37.8% compared to $35.4 million for the prior year quarter;
• Utilization continued at very high levels, averaging 96.9% during the first quarter;
• Continued with strong pace of expansion through capital expenditures; ordered 224,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units ("TEU") of new dry-freight containers and 15,000 TEU of new refrigerated containers for delivery through July 2012 and purchased 2,000 TEU of previously managed used containers, representing $660 million of capital expenditures year-to-date;
• Successfully issued $400 million in asset-backed notes in April 2012 with a fixed interest rate, payable monthly, of 4.21% per annum, resulting in an effective semi-annual yield on the Notes of 4.25% per annum.;
• Significantly increased the size of the company's warehouse facility to $1.2 billion in May 2012, providing significant liquidity for the company's owned fleet expansion; and
• Paid a $0.37 per share dividend in the first quarter and declared a $0.40 per share dividend in the second quarter of 2012, an increase of 8.1% from the first quarter.

Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:TGH), the world's largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

"Our Q1 results represent a solid start to 2012," said Philip Brewer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Textainer. "We significantly expanded our fleet size by ordering 224,000 TEU of dry freight containers and 15,000 TEU of refrigerated containers, representing over $658 million of capital expenditures, for delivery through July 2012, building momentum and positioning the Company for continued success in 2012."

Key Financial Information (in thousands except for per share and TEU amounts):

"Adjusted net income" and "EBITDA" are Non-GAAP Measures that are reconciled to GAAP measures in footnote 1. "Adjusted net income" is defined as net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders before unrealized gains on interest rate swaps and caps, net and related impact of reconciling item on net (loss) income attributable to the noncontrolling interest ("NCI"). "EBITDA" is defined as net income attributable to Textainer Group Holdings Limited common shareholders before interest income and interest expense, realized and unrealized losses (gains) on interest rate swaps and caps, net, income tax expense, net income attributable to the NCI, depreciation and amortization expense and related impact of reconciling items on net (loss) income attributable to the NCI. Footnote 1 provides certain qualifications and limitations on the use of Non-GAAP Measures.

Textainer's financial results benefitted from a 20.1% increase in the size of the owned container fleet in the first quarter 2012, compared to the year ago quarter, from an average of 1,201,000 TEU to 1,442,000 TEU, partially offset by incremental increases in depreciation expense and interest expense due to the increase in the size of the owned container fleet and associated debt to fund this expansion.

On April 18, 2012, one of our subsidiaries issued $400 million in aggregate principal amount of container backed notes (the "Notes"). The Notes are fully amortizing notes payable on a straight-line basis over a scheduled payment term of ten years, with a maximum payment term of fifteen years. The Notes have a fixed interest rate, payable monthly, of 4.21% per annum, resulting in an effective semi-annual yield on the Notes of 4.25% per annum.

On May 1, 2012, the company completed a $1.2 billion securitization facility and amounts outstanding under our existing $850 million securitization facility were repaid and this facility was terminated. The interest rate on the new $1.2 billion securitization facility is 2.625% over LIBOR during the initial two-year revolving period, if not refinanced or renewed following this two-year period the facility is structured to partially amortize over the next five years and then mature.

With a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.2:1 and the additional liquidity created by our recent financings, the Company is in a strong position to continue purchasing both new and used containers to meet the needs of shipping companies that have shown an increasing preference to lease containers.

"I am pleased with our recent financings which not only lower our overall cost of funds but also provide significant capacity for organic growth as we continue purchasing both new and used containers to meet market demand and further strengthen our industry leading position," concluded Mr. Brewer.

Outlook

The run rate of capital expenditures for new dry-freight and refrigerated containers already exceeds the record levels of 2011. In-fleet container utilization continues to remain at or near historic highs.

"Although utilization decreased 1.3% during the first quarter of 2012 compared to the year ago quarter, it has improved steadily since early April," commented Mr. Brewer. "Today, 79% of our fleet is committed to long-term, direct financing and sales-type leases, compared to 76% a year ago, which reduces the volatility of our utilization. We continue to see strong demand for new containers and expect to maintain our focus on healthy organic growth during the coming months."

Dividend

On May 4, 2012, Textainer's board of directors approved and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share on Textainer's issued and outstanding common shares, payable on May 29, 2012 to shareholders of record as of May 18, 2012. This dividend is an increase of $0.03 per share from the prior quarter, Textainer's ninth consecutive quarterly increase, and will continue the Company's history of paying constant or higher dividends. The current dividend represents 41% of Adjusted net income⁽¹⁾.

"Our consistent performance and confidence in our long-term outlook enables us to increase our dividend for the ninth consecutive quarter as we continue to focus on total shareholder return," concluded Mr. Brewer.

Investors' Webcast

Textainer will hold a conference call and a Webcast at 11:00 am EDT on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 to discuss Textainer's 2012 first-quarter results. An archive of the Webcast will be available one hour after the live call through May 8, 2013. For callers in the U.S. the dial-in number for the conference call is (877) 303-9078; for callers outside the U.S. the dial-in number for the conference call is (970) 315-0455. To access the live Webcast or archive, please visit Textainer's website at http://www.textainer.com.

About Textainer Group Holdings Limited

Textainer Group Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries ("Textainer") is the world's largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size. The Company began operations in 1979 and as of the most recent quarter end had more than 1.6 million containers, representing more than 2.4 million TEU, in its owned and managed fleet. Textainer leases dry freight, refrigerated, and specialized containers. Each year the Company is one of the largest purchasers of new containers as well as one of the largest sellers of used containers. Textainer leases containers to approximately 400 shipping lines and other lessees and sells containers to more than 1,000 customers worldwide and provides services worldwide via a network of regional and area offices, as well as independent depots.

Important Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements that are not statements of historical facts and include, without limitation, statements regarding: (i) Textainer's belief that its recent financing not only lowers its overall cost of funds but also provide significant capacity for organic growth as it continues purchasing both new and used containers; (ii) Textainer's belief that having 79% of its fleet committed to long-term and direct financing and sales-type leases, compared to 76% a year ago, reduces the volatility of its utilization; and (iii) Textainer's expectation that it will maintain its focus on healthy organic growth during the coming months. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the following items that could materially and negatively impact our business, results of operations, cash flows, financial condition and future prospects: any deceleration or reversal of the current domestic and global economic recoveries; lease rates may decreaseand lessees may default, which could decrease revenue and increasing storage, repositioning, collection and recovery expenses; we own a large and growing number of containers in our fleet and are subject to significant ownership risk; further consolidation of container manufacturers or the disruption of manufacturing for the major manufacturers could result in higher new container prices and/or decreased supply of new containers and any increase in the cost or reduction in the supply of new containers; the demand for leased containers depends on many political and economic factors beyond Textainer's control; the demand for leased containers is partially tied to international trade and if this demand were to decrease due to increased barriers to trade, or for any other reason, it could reduce demand for intermodal container leasing; as we increase the number of containers in our owned fleet, we will have significant capital at risk and may need to incur more debt, which could result in financial instability; Textainer faces extensive competition in the container leasing industry; the international nature of the container shipping industry exposes Textainer to numerous risks; gains and losses associated with the disposition of used equipment may fluctuate; our indebtedness reduces our financial flexibility and could impede our ability to operate; and other risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in Textainer's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For a discussion of some of these risks and uncertainties, see Item 3 "Key Information-- Risk Factors" in Textainer's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2012.

Textainer's views, estimates, plans and outlook as described within this document may change subsequent to the release of this press release. Textainer is under no obligation to modify or update any or all of the statements it has made herein despite any subsequent changes Textainer may make in its views, estimates, plans or outlook for the future.

Non-GAAP Measures are not financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, income from operations or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. Non-GAAP Measures are presented solely as supplemental disclosures. Management believes that EBITDA may be a useful performance measure that is widely used within our industry and Adjusted net income may be a useful performance measure because Textainer intends to hold its interest rate swaps until maturity and over the life of an interest rate swap or cap held to maturity the unrealized (gains) losses will net to zero. EBITDA is not calculated in the same manner by all companies and, accordingly, may not be an appropriate measure for comparison.

Management also believes that Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per diluted common share are useful in evaluating our operating performance because unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate swaps and caps, net is a noncash item, non-operating item. We believe Non-GAAP Measures provide useful information on our earnings from ongoing operations. We believe that EBITDA provides useful information on our ability to service our long-term debt and other fixed obligations and on our ability to fund our expected growth with internally generated funds. Non-GAAP Measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider either of them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our operating results or cash flows as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

• They do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
• They do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
• EBITDA does not reflect interest expense or cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
• Although depreciation is a noncash charge, the assets being depreciated may be replaced in the future, and neither EBITDA, Adjusted net income or Adjusted net income per diluted common share reflects any cash requirements for such replacements;
• They are not adjusted for all noncash income or expense items that are reflected in our statements of cash flows; and
• Other companies in our industry may calculate these measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

Contacts:

Textainer Group Holdings Limited
Mr. Tom Gallo, 415-658-8227
Investor Relations Director
ir@textainer.com